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Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
The Cybercontroller from Telos Started conversation Sep 10, 2005
Original Spangles and TaB Clear.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Elenitsa Posted Sep 10, 2005
Aztec Bars and Cresta "Its frothy, man" drink (Well, not really the drink - but I'd like the advert back!)
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Langly Posted Sep 10, 2005
Cresta! 
Can't remember what it tasted like, but I love the adverts too
Fox's Glacier Mints? (again, the adverts)
Tizer?
And how about giving Snickers their proper name back whilst we're at it?
Lx
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Mr Jack Posted Sep 10, 2005
All of those are still available here.
There was a soft drink that was only around very briefly here at least called 'Mountain Dew' I think, used to turn your tongue a funny colour, really liked that, never see it the shops.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Mr Jack Posted Sep 10, 2005
By that I mean the first 3 in post 3.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Sep 11, 2005
Spangles, Astro Dust, Marathons 'Snickers is a stupid name', Corona fzzy pop
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Whats_ina_name Posted Sep 11, 2005
can't remember what it was called but that popping candy stuff that used to pop on your tongue.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Sep 11, 2005
Astro Dust my best mate and his brother held me down and put 3 packets in my mouth
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
pompeysuperwhite2 Posted Sep 11, 2005
Once upon a time when e numbers were good for you lived a scary vivid green pop drink called Quatro, tasted fantastic the sugar rush could lest for days!
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
pompeysuperwhite2 Posted Sep 11, 2005
oops i mean last for days
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
The Cybercontroller from Telos Posted Sep 11, 2005
Ah Quatro! Sugar rush classic!
Does anyone remember the name of a sweet which looked like spearmint Opal Fruit/ Starburst which I think I first saw in the late seventies.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Langly Posted Sep 11, 2005
Was it white with pale green bands running through it??
*racking brain smiley*
Lx
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Langly Posted Sep 11, 2005
Pacers! 
Had to resort to Goooogle in the end, found this site http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/pop/sweets.htm
Star Bar anyone? 
Lx
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
serenity Posted Sep 11, 2005
there used to be a thing called spanish gold.
it was shreds of toasted coconut, wrapped up in packages to resemble sweet tobacco.. 
there is also a website called www.aquarterof.co.uk
go and have a look
helen
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) Posted Sep 11, 2005
Texan Bars
Spangles
Lemonade Powder
Cresta
Jelly tots
West Indian Limes
We have an Old Fashioned Sweet shop that's just opened near me that seels things like Cough Candy Twist, Sherbert Pips, Bon Bons and the like
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Sep 12, 2005
Dolly mixtures
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Sep 12, 2005
You can still get Dolly Mixtures.
Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride Posted Sep 12, 2005
Really gimmi gimmi
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pffffft Posted Sep 12, 2005
Quatro. "Lilt with b*ll*cks!"
One thing that has puzzled me is that penny chews (blackjacks roobarb and custads) were a penny right, and they still are a penny, but, allowing for inflation, they shouldn't be a penny anymore. So were we as children being overcharged? or are we being undercharged now? are penny chews a bargain in todays economic climate? are they now being made by cheap foriegn labour? how does it work? ahh who cares, to be honest I always preferred them vaguely plasticky tasting violent pink foam shrimps anyway.
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Sweeties & pop of the past you want back
- 1: The Cybercontroller from Telos (Sep 10, 2005)
- 2: Elenitsa (Sep 10, 2005)
- 3: Langly (Sep 10, 2005)
- 4: Mr Jack (Sep 10, 2005)
- 5: Mr Jack (Sep 10, 2005)
- 6: Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride (Sep 11, 2005)
- 7: Whats_ina_name (Sep 11, 2005)
- 8: Whats_ina_name (Sep 11, 2005)
- 9: Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride (Sep 11, 2005)
- 10: pompeysuperwhite2 (Sep 11, 2005)
- 11: pompeysuperwhite2 (Sep 11, 2005)
- 12: The Cybercontroller from Telos (Sep 11, 2005)
- 13: Langly (Sep 11, 2005)
- 14: Langly (Sep 11, 2005)
- 15: serenity (Sep 11, 2005)
- 16: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Sep 11, 2005)
- 17: Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride (Sep 12, 2005)
- 18: Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... (Sep 12, 2005)
- 19: Lord Wolfden - Howl with Pride (Sep 12, 2005)
- 20: pffffft (Sep 12, 2005)
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